I've just been out to assist surveying for a little job, a Brand new brick Garage, the architects drawing/planning application shows an amazing amount of electrical infrmation: 6mm² 3C SWA feed from 40A rcbo in house, lighting cct 6A, garage power cct 16A with 6 DSSO, outdoors lighting cct 1.5mm² 12C SWA 6A and outdoor cct 2.5mm² 16A with 3 sockets.
So the builder has done a lovely job of the garage including laying in the cables under the new resin drive and a landscaping wall. The intended electrician is now not available due to a health issue.
However the builder made a mistake
The 2 larger coils of SWA looked the same and he has run the 6mm² for the lights which is not an insurmountable problem as garden and the 12C between house and garage under 15m of immaculate resin drive, only showing where it comes up through the understairs cupboard floor and garage floor, where all 3 come up together. Fair do's the builder quickly accepted the mistake and reluctantly accepts the drive may have to come up. There is a shortage of the resin at the moment.
There are no plans for anything unusual in the garage or garden, my first thought is to bunch the cores 4x1.5=6mm² and driving home we discussed.
What are others opinions?
So the builder has done a lovely job of the garage including laying in the cables under the new resin drive and a landscaping wall. The intended electrician is now not available due to a health issue.
However the builder made a mistake
The 2 larger coils of SWA looked the same and he has run the 6mm² for the lights which is not an insurmountable problem as garden and the 12C between house and garage under 15m of immaculate resin drive, only showing where it comes up through the understairs cupboard floor and garage floor, where all 3 come up together. Fair do's the builder quickly accepted the mistake and reluctantly accepts the drive may have to come up. There is a shortage of the resin at the moment.
There are no plans for anything unusual in the garage or garden, my first thought is to bunch the cores 4x1.5=6mm² and driving home we discussed.
What are others opinions?